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Miami-Dade County (Fla.) has begun receiving replacement vehicles for about 50% of its automated waste collection fleet.
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The Houston County (Ala.) Sanitation Department's safety numbers changed once the department began purchasing automatic-lift trucks in 2014.
Read More →The City of Columbus, Ohio, will be purchasing 16 compressed natural gas (CNG) refuse trucks to add to its fleet, partially paid for with $371,600 in grant funding from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Read More →Autocar, LLC (Autocar) is recalling an estimated 541 2018-2019 Autocar Xpeditor vocational trucks because the pinch bolt on the clamp for the adjustable length drag may not have been tightened properly.
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The City of Austin, Texas, is fitting collection carts with RFID chips and equipping vehicles with scanners, which allow management to see where trucks are and whether drivers should be rerouted.
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Officials at the City of Lake Station, Ind., recently voted to keep refuse collection in house rather than outsource it. The aging fleet needs to be replaced, which may require a rate increase.
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Sublette County (Wyo.) Waste Management's former lead operator has been accused of borrowing fleet vehicles and equipment and having county employees work on his personal projects during business hours.
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The City of St. Louis has raised its monthly trash collection fee by $3, promising to buy more trash trucks with the additional funds. Nearly 30 of the city’s 79 vehicles are inoperable or not functioning properly.
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Simpson County, Miss., has only three of its refuse trucks working after four trucks were disabled in June — two from lighting strikes.
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The City of Sacramento, Calif., will soon be using the state’s first battery-electric automated left-side loader garbage truck. The Class 8 electric refuse vehicle is powered by Motiv Power Systems’ electric powertrain.
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